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Jan 29, 2024 11:15 AM

Tilswall 65W Soldering Station Welding Iron Kit

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Woot has Tilswall 65W Soldering Station Welding Iron Kit for $32.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter StrongWeather642 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 65-watt heating element and built in smart transformer & PID temperature control
  • Ceramic heating core (New Generation Heating Material)
In the box:
  • 1x 65 Watt Soldering Iron Station
  • 1x Iron Stand
  • 1x Power Cord
  • 1x Soldering Iron
  • 1x Brass Wire Sponge
  • 5x Iron Tips

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  • About this product:
    • Manufacturers 29 Month Warranty
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Woot has Tilswall 65W Soldering Station Welding Iron Kit for $32.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.

Thanks to Deal Hunter StrongWeather642 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 65-watt heating element and built in smart transformer & PID temperature control
  • Ceramic heating core (New Generation Heating Material)
In the box:
  • 1x 65 Watt Soldering Iron Station
  • 1x Iron Stand
  • 1x Power Cord
  • 1x Soldering Iron
  • 1x Brass Wire Sponge
  • 5x Iron Tips

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Manufacturers 29 Month Warranty
  • About this store:
  • Additional note:
    • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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michi098
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I have been on the hunt for an affordable but good quality iron. Been reading reviews, forums and watching YouTube videos. This is what I learned so far, and I'm not saying I'm right.

If you're on a budget, and you are mostly working on smaller electronics, you're best of getting a pen type solder iron like Pinecil or the similar TS100 or newer TS101. If you want a quality budget base station, then the KSGER is a good option. Both the TS101 and KSGER also have cheaper clones which are the Sequre Si012 for the pencil type and the Quicko/Queckoo for the base station type. All these have enough power for the job and well controlled temperature and fairly cheap interchangeable tips (except Pinecil tips aren't the cheapest). All these listed also have sleep and auto off functions, keeping your iron in good shape and preventing fires if you leave and forget them.

I also learned that tips make a huge difference and that having two or more tips is very beneficial as a large wide tip for example can deliver a lot more heat to a larger area than your standard small tip.

Of course you can't go wrong with larger base stations like Weller WE1010NA, Hakko FX888D if you want to spend over $100. As with everything this is a topic you can spend weeks on researching and clearly there isn't a best iron out there, it just depends on what you need. There are a ton of irons out there including rework stations which are big, fancy and cheap, and it seems like they are hit and miss, some people have them for years and are happy with them, some people have issues with them and the temperature setting can be wildly inaccurate.

Any pro's out there that can correct what I said, please do, I still haven't chosen one yet and am happy to hear more opinions.
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The Raddish
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Personally, I would choose a Weller or Hakko over this deal.
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They used this model to build the Burj Khalifa.
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Jan 31, 2024 11:55 AM
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PatoGiganteJan 31, 2024 11:55 AM
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Quote from TealIdea227 View quoted comment :
There are big corded Hakkos to be had. I'm summoning up my courage to solder tabs on a single 18650.
You tack weld those 18650s together with nickel strips. Look on YouTube.
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Jan 31, 2024 1:38 PM
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TealIdea227Jan 31, 2024 1:38 PM
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Quote from PatoGigante View quoted comment :
You tack weld those 18650s together with nickel strips. Look on YouTube.
Yeah, not making that investment, this is just a one-off. Thanks though.
Jan 31, 2024 2:38 PM
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enkay2Jan 31, 2024 2:38 PM
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Quote from TealIdea227 View quoted comment :
Yeah, not making that investment, this is just a one-off. Thanks though.
Yeah just solder them, I did for a replacement battery pack in my black & decker Dustbuster.
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Jan 31, 2024 5:32 PM
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Azrael_the_CatJan 31, 2024 5:32 PM
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This is a pretty awful iron with an internal ceramic heater (response time and power delivery will be poor). For the same money consider buying a pinecil from pine64. They honestly rival $1000 Metcal irons.
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Jan 31, 2024 7:48 PM
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toughguy19Jan 31, 2024 7:48 PM
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Quote from TealIdea227 View quoted comment :
There are big corded Hakkos to be had. I'm summoning up my courage to solder tabs on a single 18650.
This would be fine for that. It's not bad and if done quickly will cause almost no issue to the cells. On the positive tab I would use a low temp solder (with lead) and put a dab on top without the nickel strip first. Then I would put flux on the tab and quickly melt it together. Larger surface area on the iron the better to transfer heat quickly.
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Jan 31, 2024 8:41 PM
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kenshiJan 31, 2024 8:41 PM
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Quote from TealIdea227 View quoted comment :
There are big corded Hakkos to be had. I'm summoning up my courage to solder tabs on a single 18650.
Portable spot welder is what you need. They are quite affordable; fast, easy, and idiot proof! 😀
Feb 1, 2024 1:05 AM
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TealIdea227Feb 1, 2024 1:05 AM
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Quote from kenshi View quoted comment :
Portable spot welder is what you need. They are quite affordable; fast, easy, and idiot proof! 😀
I have no plans of ever assembling battery packs, but if that ever changes, I'm probably going to skip straight to the kWeld / Malectrics level. This is just me trying to rescue a $30 power tool with the FX-600 and S3 tip and salvage batteries that I already own. It's debatable whether it makes economic sense for me to buy nickel strip instead of just buying a tabbed battery.

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Feb 1, 2024 4:13 AM
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g10nyFeb 1, 2024 4:13 AM
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Come on, Pinecil is $40, why bother with this?

BTW, in French souder means to weld, not to solder, and something similar happens in other Romance languages. Must be something that happened in the past that caused the same word to mean different, albeit related, processes, in different languages of the world.
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Feb 1, 2024 4:16 AM
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SonicTronFeb 1, 2024 4:16 AM
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Quote from TealIdea227 View quoted comment :
I have no plans of ever assembling battery packs, but if that ever changes, I'm probably going to skip straight to the kWeld / Malectrics level. This is just me trying to rescue a $30 power tool with the FX-600 and S3 tip and salvage batteries that I already own. It's debatable whether it makes economic sense for me to buy nickel strip instead of just buying a tabbed battery.
You can buy a smal spot welder for around 40-50 bucks on Amazon that is sufficient to do tabs to an 18650. Traditional soldering is pretty bad on 18650 cells.
Feb 1, 2024 4:38 AM
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snivesFeb 1, 2024 4:38 AM
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Just get a TS100/Pinecil. There's no reason anymore to buy random brand cheap irons like this. Need something professional? You're going to pay 100+, they cost more than $30 to even make. Want something cheap for hobbyist stuff? Get a Pinecil. $25, works fantastic, and you're supporting a good cause all at the same time.
Feb 1, 2024 6:20 AM
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g10nyFeb 1, 2024 6:20 AM
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Quote from snives View quoted comment :
Just get a TS100/Pinecil. There's no reason anymore to buy random brand cheap irons like this. Need something professional? You're going to pay 100+, they cost more than $30 to even make. Want something cheap for hobbyist stuff? Get a Pinecil. $25, works fantastic, and you're supporting a good cause all at the same time.
Plus shipping.

Still a better option than this iron.
Feb 1, 2024 6:58 AM
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lordchompybitsFeb 1, 2024 6:58 AM
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I bought one of these from Woot previously and it died on first use. Ended up buying a Weller from Microcenter.
Feb 1, 2024 1:15 PM
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TealIdea227Feb 1, 2024 1:15 PM
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Quote from SonicTron View quoted comment :
You can buy a smal spot welder for around 40-50 bucks on Amazon that is sufficient to do tabs to an 18650. Traditional soldering is pretty bad on 18650 cells.
Yes, for my third post on this topic, I understand this, I have watched Youtube videos, I'm not spending $40-50 on a small spot welder that will be too small to rebuild power tool packs just so that I can use it one time. Have I triggered the spot welder mafia or something?
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Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM
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superdeal7Feb 1, 2024 2:00 PM
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Could I use it to weld a gun safe?
Absolutely!! I also use mine to engrave my bullets...

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Feb 1, 2024 2:19 PM
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Oil_BurnerFeb 1, 2024 2:19 PM
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Unlike a soldering iron which solely depends on the high 120V AC voltage and which is difficult to control in terms of wattage required to solder/unsolder an electronic part, this one is a soldering station which has a lower AC voltage (Approx 24v) but high current via the transformer, thus giving out high power 65w when required. The overall wattage can thus be controlled precisely with the 0-24 voltage range. the 3rd cable is the connector is a temp sensor cable that feeds back to the base to maintain a constant set power by the user.

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